Statues - Hither & Thither

Svĕtcí minulého tisíciletí

Saints of the last millennium

Various sculptors2000

Description

Sandstone statues of five saints who lived in the second millennium. Theme of the 3rd International Sculptural and Woodcarving Symposium of Nepomuk of 2000.

Sv. VÁCLAV

Svatý Václav / Saint Wenceslas
(c. 907 - 935), duke of Bohemia, raised as Christian by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. He was murdered in 935 on his way to church. Patron saint of the Czech people and the Czech Republic
(Wikipedia).

Svatá Anežka Česká / Saint Agnes of Bohemia
or Agnes of Prague (1211-1282), Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort. Although she was venerated soon after her death, she was not beatified and canonized for over 700 years
(Wikipedia).